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Soft Scale - Coccus hesperidum - female
Copyright © 2006 Cheryl Moorehead

Soft Scale - Coccus hesperidum - Female
Seattle, King County, Washington, USA
December 30, 2006
Size: 4mm
This was on my English Holly. I seem to find them frequently on that tree.
Immature female.
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Contributed by Cheryl Moorehead on 30 December, 2006 - 5:16pm
Last updated 22 January, 2007 - 11:21am

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… Cheryl Moorehead, 22 January, 2007 - 11:21am login or register to post comments

Brown Soft Scale
Coccus hesperidum
see: http://www.fiskars.com/US/Garden/Dig+In!/Gardening+Topics/Gardening+Topic+Detail?contentId=87539 for information about common pests of Holly.
see: http://cru.cahe.wsu.edu/CEPUBLICATIONS/EB1552E/EB1552E.PDF for photograph and a mention of it's occurrence on Holly.
… Cheryl Moorehead, 22 January, 2007 - 11:20am login or register to post comments

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